Thursday, June 29, 2017

In the seven years since the Affordable Care Act was passed,
more than 575,000 Louisianans have gained health care coverage. This includes
more than 433,000 newly covered adults who are enrolled in Medicaid in the past
12 months, and another 143,000 plus people who have gained private health
coverage through the ACA exchange, or the Marketplace.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

In Louisiana, as well as in all other states, research has shown that the program known as WIC, shorthand for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, is a funding investment that is cost-effective and improves the health status of infants and children. WIC is a federal program – run by the United States Department of Agriculture – that is administered at the state level by the Office of Public Health in Louisiana.